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Building Review

960 Markham Rd

Toronto, Ontario M1H

A 15-storey, 181-unit private rental building built in 1965.

Living score
56/100
Built
1965
Units
181
Storeys
15
City inspection
78/100
Property manager
Pic Property Management

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Issues & maintenance

Leaks, outages, repairs: dated reports from residents. None filed yet.

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City bylaw and health cases

10 bylaw investigations at this address since Feb 2025; 1 notice or order to comply; 2 still open.

A case starts with a complaint or an officer’s visit, so it is not a finding against the building. In a condo, a complaint about one unit is filed under the building’s address.

  • Repairs and upkeep 7
  • Garbage 2
  • Not enough heat 1
  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 246385 PRS 00 IR

  • Sep 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Rescheduled

    Case 26 241568 PRS 00 IR

  • Aug 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 212948 PRS 00 IR

  • Jul 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 198973 PRS 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Not enough heatBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170322 000 00 IR

  • Jun 2026

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 170321 000 00 IR

Show 4 older cases
  • May 2026

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 26 165951 WST 00 IR

  • Apr 2025

    GarbageBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 144331 WST 00 IR

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylawOrder to comply · Mar 2025· Closed

    • Bathroom: The supplied facility in or on the property is not constructed, installed and/or maintained so that it will function safely and effectively.Namely, the bathtub faucet is not maintained so that it will function effectively. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Ceiling not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the ceiling, throughout the bathroom, is not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the walls, throughout the bathroom, are not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Bathroom: Interior door is not a good fit in its frame.Namely, the bathroom door is not a good fit in its frame. (closed)
    • Kitchen: The kitchen fixture(s) and/or fitting is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely, the refrigerator crisper drawer is not maintained in good repair and good working order. (closed)
    • Hall – Closet: The floor and every appurtenance, surface cover and finish is not maintained. Namely, the floor tiling, located within the hall closet, is not maintained. (closed)
    • Kitchen: Wall(s) not maintained free of holes, cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials.Namely, the walls, throughout the kitchen, are not maintained free of cracks, damaged and deteriorated materials. (closed)
    • Kitchen – Countertop: The kitchen fixture(s) and/or fitting is not maintained in good repair and good working order.Namely, the kitchen countertop caulking, is not maintained in good condition. (closed)
    • Kitchen: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely, the ventilation system, located in the kitchen, is not maintained in good working condition. (closed)
    • Bathroom: The ventilation system or unit is not kept in good repair and maintained in good working condition at all times.Namely, the ventilation system, located in the bathroom, is not maintained in good working condition. (closed)

    Case 25 129825 PRS 00 IV

  • Feb 2025

    Repairs and upkeepBylaw· Closed

    Case 25 117999 PRS 00 IR

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Bylaw investigation activity (open cases, and those closed in the last two years) and residential health hazards.

City building permits

5 permits the City has issued at this address since 2000 - repairs, alterations and system work that needed one. Official records, not resident reports.

  • Alterations 3
  • Parking garage repair 1
  • Plumbing and drains 1
  • Jul 2025

    Alterations · Fire Damage · Inspection

    Proposal for fire damage repairs to high rise building - to restore to pre-loss condition.

    Permit 25 186954 BLD

  • Jul 2022

    Parking garage repair · Garage Repair/Reconstruction · Closed

    concrete expansion joint repair in parking garage and above

    Permit 22 182024 BLD · est. $100,000

  • Mar 2015

    Plumbing and drains · Backflow Prevention Devices (Water only) · Closed

    INSTALL BACKFLOW PREVENTOR IN BASEMENT

    Permit 15 129870 PSA · est. $5,000

  • Jan 2012

    Alterations · Other(BA) · Closed

    Replace railings on interior stairwells on 16 storey apt. bldg

    Permit 12 101113 BLD · est. $40,000

  • May 2010

    Alterations · Multiple Projects · Closed

    Balcony Repairs, Facade Repairs, Guard Replacement

    Permit 10 174664 BLD · est. $798,000

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Cleared permits and active permits. Contractors are named only on permits filed since 2017.

From City of Toronto open data

Neighbourhood

Living score

56/ 100

Each category is ranked against every other Toronto building on this site: 70 means better than 70% of them.

  • Transit50

    39.7 departures an hour at the morning peak within 500 m, on 8 routes.

  • Parks & trees54

    16.3 ha of parkland within 800 m; nearest park 260 m. 234 street trees within 300 m.

  • Cycling63

    Within 1 km: 0 km of protected lanes, 6.65 km of bike lanes and trails, 0 km of shared routes. 1 Bike Share station within 500 m.

  • Schools nearby79

    7 public or Catholic schools within 1 km (nearest: Bellmere Jr Public School, 360 m), plus 2 private. Distance only: being near a school does not mean being in its catchment.

  • Daily amenities40

    Within 1 km: 0 libraries, 4 community centres, 4 licensed child care centres.

  • Road safety64

    2 collisions with serious injury or death within 500 m, 2021–2025. Fewer scores higher.

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Safety

Woburn North

  • AssaultAbout typical

    Higher than 56 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.1× the city median).

  • Break and enterAbout typical

    Lower than 71 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (77% of the city median).

  • RobberyAbout typical

    Higher than 54 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Auto theftAbout typical

    Higher than 68 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.3× the city median).

  • Theft from vehiclesHigher than most

    Higher than 81 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.4× the city median).

  • Theft over $5,000About typical

    Lower than 51 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

  • Bicycle theftAbout typical

    Lower than 73 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (61% of the city median).

  • ShootingsHigher than most

    Higher than 75 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (1.8× the city median).

  • HomicideAbout typical

    Higher than 53 of every 100 Toronto neighbourhoods (about the city median).

How often police recorded each crime for every resident of the whole neighbourhood, averaged over 2023–2025. Places many people visit but few live in, like downtown, rank high for that reason alone, so this is not part of the living score.

Air

Traffic pollutionLow

Highway 401, 1.5 km away

Industrial releases within 1 kmHigh

1.2 tonnes a year from 1 facility, mostly AT Designs

Bands: traffic is high within 150 m of an expressway and moderate within 500 m; industrial is moderate under a tonne a year and high above. The industrial bands are ours, for orientation only: ChemTRAC totals mix substances of very different toxicity. Releases are self-reported to the City’s ChemTRAC program. For today’s readings see Air Quality Ontario.

Supervised consumption services

Nearest site
Casey House Inpatient Supervised Consumption Services, 16.5 km
Sites within 1 km
0

Sites currently offering services, from Health Canada, updated 2026-09-15. Sites open and close; check the list for current status.

Zoning

Residential Apartment Commercial

Category
Apartment
Zone label
RAC (x49)
Height limit
Set by the zone

Zoning By-law 569-2013, from City of Toronto open data. Exceptions (“x” numbers) and site-specific amendments can change what is allowed; check the City’s zoning map before relying on it.

Nearby change

Open planning applications within 300 m
1
Registered short-term rentals at this address
0
  • 1050 Markham Rd · 280 m away

    Rezoning · Under Review · submitted 2024-07-03

    The applicant proposes two new residential buildings and retain the existing rental apartment. The new residential buildings are comprised of one 37 storey residential building (Building A) with 438 units and one 15 storey residential bui

    City record

Rezonings, site plans and subdivisions submitted in the last five years and still open.

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Data as of 2026-10-03. Transit from TTC weekday schedules; parks, trees, cycling, schools, libraries, community centres, child care, collisions, crime, expressways, ChemTRAC releases, planning applications and short-term rental registrations from open.toronto.ca; Bike Share stations from Bike Share Toronto; supervised consumption sites from Health Canada.

From CMHC and the City of Toronto

Rent

Average rents nearby

Monthly rent in purpose-built rental apartments, October 2025.

Average monthly rent by bedroom type
BedroomsWoburnScarborough (East) zoneToronto region
Studio$1,429$1,460$1,491
1 bed$1,663$1,633$1,761
2 beds$1,867$1,852$2,045
3+ beds$1,937$2,072$2,294
All units$1,811$1,816$1,917

Averages over every unit, including long tenancies under rent control, so they run below what a new lease costs today. Condominium units rented out by their owners are not included. “-” means too few units were surveyed to publish. Source: CMHC Rental Market Survey, under the Open Government Licence – Canada.

Rent reductions after property-tax cuts

When a rental property’s tax falls by more than 2.49%, Ontario law cuts its rents by a matching share, and the City writes to the tenants.

The City’s lists for 2014–2025 have no rent-reduction notices for this address.

Source: City of Toronto, Tenant Notification for Rent Reduction, 2014–2025.

Building facts

From the City of Toronto’s RentSafeTO registry, as reported by the landlord (registered 2017). Not resident reviews.

78 / 100City inspection score, October 2024. How buildings are scored

Type
Private rental
Storeys
15
Units
181
Built
1965
Elevators
2
Heating
Hot water
Air conditioning
None
Laundry
First floor, 24 HOUR
Pets
Not allowed
Parking
Underground garage, garage accessible thru buildg, surface parking
Visitor parking
Free
Amenities
Child play area
Balconies
Yes
Smoke-free building
No
Sprinklers
Yes
Cooling room
No
Ward
24

Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Toronto. Source dataset.

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